No. 29 [voice]

[hackeralastair]

Well, goddammit.

I've spent like a year and a half working for Stark, minding my own business, staying out of trouble, and letting pretty much everyone that works around me believe that I was a local just like them. Nobody ever had any idea that I was an 'import,' and I was fine with that. I pass for normal just fine. But not anymore. Dammit, I don't even know why, but one of the secretaries was hassling me about a work party for Christmas and I just up and blurted it out. That I'm not even from here.

Dammit!

At least it got her off my back. Not the import thing, the whole diatribe about why I don't want any part of those plans and get that damn mini-tree off the empty desk thank you very much. I might not have liked Weaz by the time he got ported out of here but at least I can keep his desk from being the site of any stupid trees.

....and why the hell am I even bothering to tell you people this?


((ooc: yep, truth bug))

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[hackeralastair]

[low blow for low blow...honesty is not always the best policy]

.....shit.

[shiromadoushi]

Am... am I really that bad...?

[hackeralastair]

S-sometimes...you can be... [he's trying not to but HE CAN'T STOP]

Why am I saying this?!

[shiromadoushi]

Because there's something making people say things they wouldn't.

both Jonah-kun and I have it too.

[hackeralastair]

Oh god.

I mean...okay. It's not that I don't like you. You're my friend, and...

None of that is going to mean anything right now, is it?

[shiromadoushi]

I--

[[moment of just choking on words before he just gives in]]

I don't know.

Things are just... Kaiba-kun's a jerk, Jonah-kun went back to Keith, Hiruma-kun and everyone aren't back yet and not even Quatre's returning my texts.

And then I come home and you're complaining about the tree again.

[hackeralastair]

I'm sorry. I really am. I didn't mean to say that...it just came out.

[shiromadoushi]

I know. I didn't mean to complain either.

It just...

Sometimes it really wears me out. Is it so bad to want to enjoy things like Christmas?

[hackeralastair]

No...but it's like that guy said on the comm the other day. Is it so bad to not want to be part of that?

[shiromadoushi]

I only was going to ask you to come to the party. But since I put up the tree... It wouldn't fit well in my room. That was the only place to put it. And I really like the tree

[hackeralastair]

Bakura.

[sigh]

It's because I care about you that I haven't tried to set the tree on fire.

And by setting the tree on fire I mean asking Kyosuke to do it with his power.

[shiromadoushi]

[[a soft laugh]]

It'd smell pretty bad if you did.

[hackeralastair]

[oh good, honesty wins in the end]

Yeah, it would.

So...well. Shit. I'm sorry all that came out. I never meant to hurt you.

[shiromadoushi]

I know. It's all right, I'm not mad.

[hackeralastair]

I know I'm a jerk but I don't like hearing you say it.

[shiromadoushi]

You normally aren't one to me. I didn't mean to call you one either.

[[gives a small laugh]] I'm normally the one saying you aren't one. Funny how that is...

text/encrypted;

[pacifister]

Hey.

Voice/encrypted

[shiromadoushi]

Quatre! I was getting a little worried, I hadn't heard from you. [[so much relief in his voice right now that he doesn't quite realize he's gonna be saying too much here now]]

How's everything? Are you back yet?

voice/encrypted;

[pacifister]

[He sounds tired, speaking quietly so that he isn't overheard from the rooms nearby.]

Not yet. Something unexpected came up.

voice/encrypted;

[shiromadoushi]

[[and he lowers his voice to match]]

Is everything all right...?

voice/encrypted;

[pacifister]

I'm going to make sure it is. You don't have to worry, Ryou.

voice/encrypted;

[shiromadoushi]

[[and there's such a warm feeling when Quatre uses his personal name]]

I'll try not to. I just can't help worrying sometimes.

voice/encrypted;

[pacifister]

[Pity he's too far away to feel that.]

Just don't worry too much. You'll get wrinkles.

voice/encrypted;

[shiromadoushi]

[[well he'll just have to get an encore performance later when he gets back]]

[[a soft laugh]] I think if that's the case I'm doomed already.

voice/encrypted;

[pacifister]

[Amused. You've lifted his mood some.] Then we need to find a good way to make you relax for a little while.